Fathers’ involvement in pregnancy and childbirth in Africa: an integrative systematic review by Samuel Nambile Cumber, Anna Williams, Helen Elden, Malin Bogren

“…Of these, 20 were qualitative, 9 were quantitative and 2 were mixed-methods studies. Men’s alienation from health services, and traditional gender norms that discourage fathers’ supportive role during pregnancy were prevalent themes. …”
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Development of transversal skills in higher education programs in conjunction with online learning: relationship between learning strategies, project-based pedagogical practices, e... by Yolanda Guerra-Macías, Sergio Tobón

“…A cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative research was conducted with 252 students from a public university in Mexico. …”
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Decoding Success: The Role of E-Learning Readiness in Linking Technological Skills and Employability in Hospitality Management Graduates by Ibrahim A. Elshaer, Alaa M. S. Azazz, Abuelkassem A. A. Mohammad, Sameh Fayyad

“…To that end, this study adopted a quantitative approach and used a self-administered questionnaire survey to collect primary data. …”
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Explaining the Factors Affecting the Distribution of Land Use Change Interests Using the Communicative Planning Framework by Mohsen Abdehkolahchi, Abdehkolahchi Ghalehnoee

“…In this study, after formulating the study results from theoretical studies, using a quantitative approach and exploratory factor analysis technique, the factors affecting the distribution of land use change interests have been identified and explained based on Approvals of the Commission Article 5 of the Ahvaz City (as one of the official references to land use change in the urban planning system). …”
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A Hybrid Random Forest and Least Squares Support Vector Machine Model Based on Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Slope Stability Prediction: A Case Study in Sichuan–Tibet H... by Tao Shu, Wei Tao, Haotian Lu, Hao Li, Jingxuan Cao

“…To address these problems, 10 quantitative indicators are selected from 135 field cases to improve the accuracy of the model. …”
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Clinical-epidemiological study on Fournier's gangrene in a Luanda hospital. From January 2016 to December 2021 by Tomas Ariel Lombardo Vaillant

“…Study variables were: age, toxic habits, comorbidity, clinical manifestations, extension, location as well as its evolution. The quantitative variables were expressed as means, median and range, while the qualitative variables were expressed in terms of absolute numbers and percentages. …”
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The relationship of economic pressure and financial management on parenting quality in stunted children by Nurmahfuzhah Nisrina, Herawati Tin, Defina

“…Objective: This study aims to analyze the correlation of child characteristics, family characteristics, economic pressure, and financial management on parenting quality. Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted involving 68 mothers from intact families with stunted children aged 24-59 months, residing in Tanjungsari District, Sumedang Regency, West Java, Indonesia. …”
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Suicide prevention curriculum development for health and social care students: Protocol for a scoping review. by Kerrie Gallagher, Clíodhna O' Brien, Michelle O' Driscoll, Doireann Ní Dhálaigh, Paul Corcoran, Eve Griffin

“…Studies will only be considered eligible for inclusion if they describe the design, development, implementation and/or evaluation of suicide prevention curricula being delivered to healthcare or social care degree students in higher education. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method studies published between 2011 and 2023 (inclusive) and in the English language will be considered eligible. …”
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FIRM image analysis: A machine learning workflow for quantifying extracellular matrix components from electron microscopy images. by Nicholas T Gigliotti, Justin Lee, Emily H Mang, Giancarlo R Zambrano, Mitra L Taheri

“…Presented here is a new machine learning-based workflow for the analysis of microscopy images named FIRM (Feature Identification from Raw Microscopy) that uses a random forest classifier to identify ECM features of interest and generate binary segmentation masks for quantification with ImageJ-FIJI. FIRM performed with an F1 score of 0.794 and greater than 80% accuracy for number and size of features detected. …”
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Psychosocial Adjustment to Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Qualitative Examination and Personal Experiences of Six Transsexual Persons in Croatia by Nataša Jokić-Begić, Anita Lauri Korajlija, Tanja Jurin

“…The aim of this study was to depict the factors contributing to the psychosocial adjustment of six transsexual individuals living in Croatia following sex reassignment surgery (SRS). A combination of quantitative and qualitative self-report methods was used. …”
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Three-dimensional transport of coral larvae and associated population connectivity in the coastal area of Okinawa Island, Japan by Zhang Tianrui, Uchiyama Yusuke, Takeyasu Kimika

“…The mesophotic zone (MPZ) at depths of 30-150 meters, where photosynthesis is viable and water temperatures are stable, is expected to serve as a refuge and gene resupply source for shallow-water corals. This study quantitatively evaluates the 3D population connectivity between shallow-water corals and MPZ corals in the potential coral habitats surrounding Okinawa Island. …”
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Cyclophosphamide Pharmacogenomic Variation in Cancer Treatment and Its Effect on Bioactivation and Pharmacokinetics by Ibrahim El-Serafi, Sinclair Steele

“…However, the precise quantification of Cy kinetics in any individual patient is complex as it is clearly under multifactorial genetic control. …”
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Cultural and technological Synergy: A new Pathway to learners success in development studies in Lesotho secondary schools by Musa Adekunle Ayanwale, Mathaha Puseletso

“…Grounded in socio-constructivism, practice architecture, and meaningful verbal learning theory, a quasi-experimental design involving grade 11 intact classes was employed to generate quantitative data. We employed an Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to assess the impact of CTCA on learners' achievement and mean ranks were calculated to determine the difficulty levels of DS topics. …”
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Quality of computed tomography image versus dose in hybrid studies: preliminary results in phantom by Adlin López Díaz, Armando del Pozo Almaguer, Adalberto Machado Tejeda, Karla Batista Ramó, Carlos F Calderón Marín, Leonel Torres Aroche

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the study of the contrast noise ratio and the deviation of the computed tomography numbers in the regions of interest can serve as a quantitative parameter for the optimization of doses in the clinical setting.…”
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Tingkat Kesadaran terhadap Resiko Kanker Payudara pada Mahasiswa by Devia Putri Lenggogeni, Hema Malini, Hacidira Vichalova, Bobby Febri Krisdianto

“…This study aimed to investigate breast cancer awareness among female non-medical university students. This study used quantitative design with cross-sectional design. A sampling technique used a non-probability sampling technique which conducted to 370 non-medical students. …”
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Design and Simulation of an Environment-Friendly ZrS2/CuInS2 Thin Film Solar Cell Using SCAPS 1D Software by Sunirmal Kumar Biswas, Monira Khanom Mim, Md. Mostak Ahmed

“…In this study, eco-friendly solar cells having the arrangement Al/ZrS2/CuInS2/Au have been quantitatively analyzed. This simulation employed the absorber layer CuInS2 and the buffer layer ZrS2 with aluminum as the front contact and gold as the back contact. …”
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Studi Pendahuluan: Pengaruh Cognitive Transcendence Strategy terhadap Stres dan Adiksi Internet pada Mahasiswa Kedokteran by Ammara Aisyah, Taufiq Fredrik Pasiak, Erna Harfiani, Feda Anisah Makkiyah

“…Methods: This research is a quantitative experimental study with the Quasi Eksperimental Nonequivalent Control Group Design. …”
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Improvement of Skin Wound Healing for Diabetic Mice with Thermosensitive Hydrogel Combined with Insulin Injection by Lingling Fang, Haijian Wu, Xiaoyan Li, Jianghua Fang, Yabin Zhu

“…Histological specimens were observed in all samples. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed to measure the relative expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) in wound tissues at 7, 14, and 28 days. …”
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An analysis of urban governance based on providing an optimal model (Case study of Garmadreh city) by Naser Mohamadi, Hosin Mojtabazadeh, ali tavakolan

“…The present article has been done in terms of purpose, application-development and quantitative-analytical method, which first identifies the most important obstacles to the actual implementation of urban governance in the country and then examines these cases in the study area of ​​Garmadreh. …”
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Future Research and Trends in Ultra-Wideband Indoor Tag Localization by Gita Indah Hapsari, Rendy Munadi, Bayu Erfianto, Indrarini Dyah Irawati

“…However, no one has reviewed the Systematic Mapping Study (SMS) and Systematic Literature Review (SLR) methods. SMS is a quantitative mapping method for identifying, categorizing, and analyzing existing literature relevant to a certain research topic. …”
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